Lead Software Engineer

Posted:
9/18/2025, 11:43:34 AM

Location(s):
Shanghai, China

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

- Architect, design, and develop high-quality, secure, performant services

- Work closely with product owners to understand and elaborate requirements

- Troubleshoot code-level problems efficiently

- Participate in code reviews to ensure new code conforms to the highest standards

- Interact with internal and external team members to identify and resolve product issues

- Research and drive adoption of new technologies (AI, GPU accelerating, and etc)

Job Requirement:
- BS in Computer Science or related area with 5+ years of working experience or equivalent in EDA/CAD tool development
- Skillful in C/C++/Qt coding
- Strong professional experience developing scalable applications
- Fluent English communication - both oral and written
- Both Linux and Windows development experiences are preferred
- AI experiences are preferred
- Cloud experiences are preferred
- Python or Tcl scripts experiences are preferred

- BS in Computer Science or related area with 4+ years of working experience or equivalent in EDA/CAD tool development

- 4+ years of C++/Qt/MFC experiences

- Strong professional experience developing scalable applications

- Both Linux and Windows development experiences are preferred

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Cadence Design Systems

Website: https://www.cadence.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1988

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Aerospace ⋅ Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Semiconductor ⋅ Software